Tiandu.
The magnificent Golden Throne Hall.
Even before the morning court session began, all the civil and military officials had already arrived. The various small groups were engaged in heated discussions, with arguments breaking out from time to time, and even a brawl the day before yesterday.
Everything they were arguing about was related to Lin Che.
The Zhenyuan Army was led by Ma Jin and Qi Shenshen. After the Mingjing Division had made a thorough investigation, they were able to go all out.
At first, many people spoke up for Lin Che, after all, she was His Majesty's confidant. However, as news spread back to Tiandu City, even Zhang Erhe, who had been the most protective of Lin Che, could no longer bear it.
Lin Che's guards took the initiative to attack the Zhenyuan Army, and the evidence was irrefutable.
Lin Che recruited nearly 40,000 palace soldiers, far exceeding the 3,000 quota granted by His Majesty. This was not only a violation of His Majesty's order, but also suspected of treason.
Zhang Erhe couldn't handle it anymore, so he had to ask the semi-retired Duke of Wei, Wen Hong, to step up. But the Zhenguo Mansion also made a move, inviting Mo Zhidong, the Tiangong of the Mohist School, to attend the court.
These days, they have been scolding each other every day.
They couldn't bully Wen Hong, so they finally focused their fire on Zhang Erhe.
Zhang Erhe was continuously attacked. Yesterday he simply claimed to be seriously ill and refused to attend the morning court.
But Ma Jin, Qi Shenshen and the others were about to prove Lin Che's guilt.
How could it be possible to give up so easily?
Especially after Wen Hong personally took action, the wind direction in the court changed subtly, and many people who had been silent turned to Wen Hong's side.
Ma Jin knew that this would not work and he had to make an example of someone to scare the monkeys.
And the best chicken is naturally Zhang Erhe’s!
Who made Zhang Erhe the strongest in the court these days? He was so brazen as to criticize ten others.
The first chicken to stick its head out gets shot, and that’s him!
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? Put me down. Ahem, you are really bullying me. I am the Marquis of Wu'an, how dare you."
At this time, in front of the Golden Throne Hall, all the ministers heard a clearly discordant sound coming from the bottom of the stairs.
All the court officials looked and saw six guards carrying a stretcher, walking up step by step.
There was a person lying on the stretcher... To be more precise, it was a patient wrapped in gauze with blood on his chest.
The patient was screaming all the way and wanted to get off the stretcher, but was held down by the guards next to him.
Many ministers have already recognized that the patient is Zhang Erhe.
"Huh? Isn't this the Marquis of Wu'an? Wasn't he ill? Why is he still attending court?"
"Oh, what kind of disease is this? Why are they wearing bloody clothes? Whose people are they? Why did they send patients to the Golden Palace? What if this disease is transmitted to His Majesty?"
Seeing the ministers talking like this.
Ma Jin said loudly, "He's just pretending to be sick. Have you ever seen anyone who is sick and can still yell and make a scene like that?"
"You think you can get away with pretending to be sick and not attending court? Humph."
Not only the ministers heard these words, but even Zhang Erhe heard them.
Zhang Erhe immediately lay down on the stretcher, his neck tilted to one side, his eyes rolled back, and he looked like he was about to die at any moment, breathing in more than out.
From time to time, I would groan in pain and say “ouch~”...
Many ministers saw this and were all suspicious: Wasn't he fine yesterday? Why is he so sick today that he's almost dying?
Ma Jin looked down at Zhang Erhe and said:
"Marquis Wu'an has devoted all his energy to the great affairs of the court. We should let all civil and military officials see him as a role model."
Zhang Erhe continued to roll his eyes, dying.
"Your Majesty has arrived—"
After a while, with a loud shout from the eunuch, Jiang Li, dressed in imperial robes, came slowly.
All the court officials bowed and the morning court session began.
Ma Jin was the first to speak up. "Your Majesty—since the Mirror Bureau has already investigated thoroughly, it was Lin Che who led the troops to launch a surprise attack on our Zhenyuan Army. According to the Dagan Law, he should be executed."
"Lin Che, on his way to the Kingdom of Yanyun, secretly recruited 40,000 soldiers. What on earth was he planning? He's secretly recruiting troops. He's plotting a rebellion! If every marquis and earl followed his example and secretly recruited tens of thousands of troops, then my Dagan would be doomed."
"The warlords are separatist, armed with their own troops, defying imperial orders, and plotting rebellion—this Lin Che must never again be used. Send troops to suppress him immediately. Our Zhenyuan Army is the closest, and we request your permission once again to execute this beast! To uphold the law!"
The other ministers also looked indignant and stood up to agree.
After all, Lin Che's initiative to attack the Zhenyuan Army was revealed by the Mingjing Division's investigation. As for the subsequent recruitment of 40,000 troops, that was also true.
Such a heinous act is enough to punish the death penalty.
Seeing that Lin Che was about to fall, many officials began to stand on the side of the State Guarding Government and attack Lin Che.
"I second the motion. Lin Che dared to secretly recruit 40,000 more troops. What on earth is he planning to do? If he dared to attack the Zhenyuan Army today, he will dare to attack Tiandu City tomorrow."
"I've long seen that Lin Che has rebellious intentions. Humph. I wonder if he was bribed by the Yanyun Kingdom during his ten-year hostage period."
"Regardless of anything else, the Zhenyuan Army's departure from their base naturally warrants corresponding punishment. But Lin Che's proactive attack on the Zhenyuan Army is an ironclad fact. The Mirror Division has investigated the matter thoroughly, so why haven't they arrested him yet? Just because he's a marquis, does that mean he can do whatever he wants?"
"You've ruined the foundation of our Dagan. You've destroyed our thousand-year-old foundation. If I don't kill Lin Che, no one in the world will accept it. I won't accept it!!"
For a while, Lin Che became the target of everyone's condemnation.
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